Parnassus Books is thrilled to welcome Michael L. Printz Honor-winning young adult author Julie Berry to the store for a discussion and signing of her new novel, Lovely War. Berry will appear in coversation with librarian, critic, and children's literature scholar Julie Danielson. Read on for important event guidelines, as well as more information about the author and her book.
Event Guidelines
This event is free and open to the public. To meet the author and have books brought from home signed at this event, please purchase your copy of Lovely War from Parnassus Books, either in-store, over the phone, or online (scroll down). Lovely War will be published on Tuesday, March 5.
The best way to support an author featured at a Parnassus event, as well as to support Parnassus for hosting the author and the event, is to purchase the author's new book from Parnassus. Your purchase also demonstrates to publishers that they should continue sending authors to Parnassus and to Nashville.
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More about Lovely War
Lovely War is a sweeping, multi-layered romance set in the perilous days of World Wars I and II, where gods hold the fates--and the hearts--of four mortals in their hands.
They are Hazel, James, Aubrey, and Colette. A classical pianist from London, a British would-be architect-turned-soldier, a Harlem-born ragtime genius in the U.S. Army, and a Belgian orphan with a gorgeous voice and a devastating past. Their story, as told by goddess Aphrodite, who must spin the tale or face judgment on Mount Olympus, is filled with hope and heartbreak, prejudice and passion, and reveals that, though War is a formidable force, it's no match for the transcendent power of Love.
Julie Berry's critically-acclaimed writing has been called "haunting and unforgettable" by New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys and "utterly original and instantly engrossing" by Publishers Weekly.
More about Julie Berry
Julie Berry is the author of the 2017 Printz Honor and Los Angeles Times Book Prize shortlisted novel The Passion of Dolssa, the Carnegie and Edgar shortlisted All the Truth That's in Me, and many other acclaimed middle grade novels and picture books. She holds a BS from Rensselaer in communication and an MFA from Vermont College. She lives in Southern California with her family.
